(The _stocks_ used to stand in front of the village cross.) It payᵈ to Mr. Coxe for a p’cept for Watchinge & Wardinge iiijd (“_Watchinge & Wardinge._” A term used to imply the duties of Parish Constables. The number of men who were bound to keep _watch and ward_, &c., is specified in the statute of Winchester (13 ed. I.).) It given to yᵉ prest sowldiers xijd It was in the year 1601 that the conspiracy of Essex, in which the Earl of Rutland was implicated, was discovered. Special arrangements were made to meet it. A general muster of (_pressed_) soldiers was made in Derbyshire. It payᵈ for one sworde iiijs It ” 3 girdles iijs It ” dressing yᵉ pikes vjd It ” one le(a)thering for yᵉ flaxe vjd It ” dagger sheathe, & a sworde scaber xijd It payᵈ for one horse to carry yᵉ armor and for bringing it home xiijd It payᵈ for a payre of Mouldes (for making bullets) viijd It spent ledinge yᵉ armore to Darbey xijd (According to the Statute of Winchester the armour had to be taken by the constables to be viewed.) It spent wᵗʰ yᵉ saltpeter men ijd (“_Saltpeter men_” engaged during the reign of James I. and Charles I. in collecting animal fluids, which were converted in saltpetre, and used in the manufacture of gunpowder.) It spent wᵗʰ a prisoner being w’h him all night and going with him to Darbye iiijs ijd It payᵈ to Thomas Pearson for mending the crosse xjs iiijd (The Village Cross.) 1602 It given to gipsies yᵉ XXX of Januarye to avoid yᵉ towne xxd (“This is by far the earliest mention of gypsies in the Midland Counties.” They arrived in England about 1500, in 1530 they were forbidden to wander about, and were ordered to leave the country.) It payᵈ in the offishalles Courte takinge our othes viijd (The _oaths_ in taking office as Churchwardens.) It payᵈ to yᵉ Clarke of yᵉ Markett for a proclamatione vjd It payᵈ to Thoˢ Chamberlain for killinge of vii hedgehoges vjd It recᵈ by these Churchwardens Henry Pratt sʳ, John Cartter, Henry Cautrall, Thoˢ Hill the daye and yeare above sayᵈ (xviii Dec 1603) One boxe wᵗʰ xviii pieces of evidences. (_Evidences_ = deeds referring to plots of land, &c., in, or near the Parish. There are 17 of these deeds in the church chest.)